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I want to open a directory using cmd in visual studio code but its giving me an error in cmd. So, what setting is required for that?

I have performed below command

D:\RND>code .

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It needs to be setup so that Code is found in your PATH. If you're on a mac system, do the following (for windows systems, read below):

1. Launch VS Code
2. Open up command palette (press F1) and type shell command to find Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.
3. Restart terminal

If you're on Windows, you can also set the PATH manually by adding:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\bin

to your PATH environment variable.

1. Open command prompt
2. Type the command - setx path "%path%;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\bin"
3. Restart terminal

Update: If you're on Windows 10 and VSCode 1.47.2 and above, the new PATH has to be set to:

C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin